Sal is Cape Verde at its most effortless: white-sand Santa Maria, the Pedra de Lume salt crater where you float like the Dead Sea, and boat days over reefs full of turtles, with our local guides and 24/7 support throughout.
No rigid day-by-day schedule, we build your days from the experiences below, arranged around you, your pace, and what your guides have on that week. A week covers the highlights; two weeks, all of it, unhurried.
White sand and turquoise water, the pier and the fishermen, and the laid-back heart of Sal.
Float weightless in the salt crater inside an extinct volcano, saltier than the Dead Sea.
The lava pools on the wild coast and the famous 'Blue Eye', where light glows up through the rock.
Out along the coast, snorkel over reefs with sea turtles, swim stops and lunch aboard.
Walk the shallows with lemon sharks, then watch the kitesurfers skim across the bay.
A beginner kitesurf lesson, a guided turtle-nesting watch (Jun–Oct), quad-biking, diving, or simply the beach and a spa afternoon.
Live music, beach bars and the town after dark, with a local host if you want to go out.
Anything here can be added to any trip. Just mention it when we talk and we build it in.
A guided Cidade Velha tour on Santiago, a batuku night, a food tour, a mountain hike. Tell us what interests you and we build it into your days. Many of these cost you nothing extra.
Want to go out? One of our people takes you to the best spots, gets you tickets to the big events and the sold-out parties, and gets you in where most visitors can't.
Tables, entry and access for travellers who want the full VIP treatment. Ask us and we arrange it.
Different dates, a different length, a different pace. Every trip we run is built from scratch anyway, so tell us what you want and we price it.
Our Sal crew knows the right boat captains, the honest beach grills and the quiet corners, and they're a phone call away the whole trip, day or night.
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The island where Cape Verde began, history, mountains and Creole soul.
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